Crashes often occur at intersections because these are the locations where two or more roads cross each other and activities such as turning left, crossing over, and turning right have the potential for conflicts resulting in crashes..

What are the most dangerous intersections in Philly?

Given this data, we wanted to uncover the most dangerous intersections for drivers in Philadelphia. So, we parsed and analyzed tens of thousands of 2015 crash records from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Here are the most dangerous intersections in Philadelphia:

Rank

Street 1

Street 2

Fatalities

Injuries

Crashes

Danger Score

1

Grays Ave.

S 49th St.

1

31

1

230

2

E Roosevelt Blvd

Cottman Ave

0

19

12

152

3

Penn St

Arrott St

1

21

1

149

4

Island Ave

Lindbergh Blvd

0

18

10

140

5

N Broad St

Vine St

0

15

13

137

6

S 61st St

Passyunk Ave

0

16

10

136

7

Lindbergh Blvd

S 84th St

0

17

7

126

8

Belmont Ave

Westminster Ave

0

15

9

124

9

Aramingo Ave

E Lehigh Ave

0

14

8

117

10

Frankford Ave

E Norris St

0

18

2

115

11

N Front St

E Hunting Park Ave

0

13

9

108

12

N 34th St

Powelton Ave

0

14

6

108

13

Lansdowne Ave

Haverford Ave

0

16

4

108

14

S 15th St

Market St

0

7

3

104

15

Roosevelt Blvd

Devereaux Ave

0

11

9

103

16

Whitaker Ave

E Hunting Park Ave

0

13

8

103

17

Island Ave

Woodland Ave

0

12

8

102

18

Castor Ave

Pratt St

1

11

4

96

19

Harbison Ave

Lincoln Hwy

1

10

4

94

20

Lindbergh Blvd

S 61st St

0

11

6

94

21

Schuylkill Expy

Montgomery Dr

0

12

7

94

22

Old York Rd

Windrim Ave

0

13

4

93

23

Roosevelt Blvd

Pratt St

0

11

7

92

24

Bridge St

Tacony St

0

10

9

91

25

E Moyamensing Ave

Federal St

0

12

6

90

26

Ridge Ave

W Girad Ave

1

6

4

89

27

B St

E Erie Ave

0

9

8

88

28

N 7th St

W Olney Ave

0

10

6

83

29

Adams Ave

Tabor Ave

0

11

6

83

30

N Broad St

W Hunting Park Ave

0

9

8

82

31

Paschall Ave

Grays Ferry Ave

0

12

4

81

32

Oxford Ave

E Roosevelt Blvd

0

10

5

79

33

W Sedgley Ave

York Street

0

12

2

78

34

Lincoln Hwy

Grant Ave

0

8

6

77

35

Roosevelt Blvd

Southampton Rd

0

9

6

77

36

N 9th St

W Girad Ave

0

9

7

77

37

E Roosevelt Blvd

Tyson Ave

0

9

6

76

38

S 9th St

Sansom St

0

9

6

76

39

S 34th St

Grays Ferry Ave

0

9

7

75

40

Bustleton Ave

Grant Ave

0

7

8

74

41

Algon Ave

Rhawn St

0

9

6

74

42

Stenton Ave

E Gorgas Ln

0

6

8

73

43

SR 1001

Adams Ave

0

8

7

73

44

Wissahickon Ave

Roberts Ave

0

9

6

73

45

N 40th St

Poplar St

0

10

4

73

46

Schuylkill Expy

Montgomery Dr

3

1

1

71

47

Lincoln Hwy

Borbeck Ave

0

9

5

71

48

Lincoln Hwy

Rhawn St

0

6

8

70

49

N 2nd St

Spring Garden St

0

7

8

70

50

Belmont Ave

Belmont Dr

0

9

4

70

51

E Roosevelt Blvd

Langdon St

0

9

4

70

52

Schuylkill Expy

South St

0

7

6

69

53

Fox St

W Hunting Park Ave

0

9

4

69

54

N 54th St

City Ave

0

6

6

68

55

N 32nd St

Spring Garden St

0

8

5

68

56

N 5th St

W Roosevelt Blvd

0

8

5

68

57

Knights Rd

Woodland Ave

0

8

6

68

58

Schuylkill Expy

Vine St Expy

0

8

7

68

59

Roosevelt Expy

N/A

0

9

5

68

60

Devereaux Ave

Lincoln Hwy

1

5

5

67

61

F St

Lincoln Hwy

0

6

7

67

62

Cobbs Creek Pkwy

Church Ln

0

8

5

67

63

Lincoln Hwy

Grant Ave

0

8

5

67

64

Castor Ave

St Vincent St

0

7

6

66

65

W Oregon Ave

S 24th St

0

7

7

66

66

S 28th St

Passyunk Ave

0

8

5

66

67

N Broad St

Arch St

2

2

3

65

68

Whitaker Ave

E Wyoming Ave

0

6

7

65

69

Delaware Expy

Arch St

0

6

7

65

70

N Broad St

N/A

0

7

4

65

71

Academy Rd

Holme Ave

0

7

6

65

72

Lancaster Ave

City Ave

0

8

6

65

73

S 58th St

Baltimore Ave

0

7

6

64

74

Academy Rd

Frankford Ave

0

7

6

64

75

S 34th St

Market St

0

8

5

64

76

Summerdale Ave

Lincoln Hwy

0

8

3

63

77

S 53rd St

Sansom St

0

8

5

63

78

N 63rd St

Haverford Ave

0

8

5

63

79

N 2nd St

Cecil B. Moore Ave

0

10

1

63

80

Adams Ave

Lincoln Hwy

2

1

3

62

81

N 15th St

Vine St

0

5

7

62

82

N Broad St

W Tioga St

0

6

6

62

83

S 34th St

N/A

0

6

7

62

84

Oxford Cir

E Roosevelt Blvd

0

7

5

62

85

S 61st St

Walnut St

0

8

2

62

86

N Front St

E Olney Ave

0

8

4

62

87

S 30th St

Chestnut St

0

9

3

62

88

W Sedgwick St

Germantown Ave

0

9

3

62

89

Algon Ave

Levick St

0

9

3

62

90

Bustleton Ave

Hellerman St

0

7

4

61

91

Ogontz Ave

W Olney Ave

0

7

5

61

92

E Butler St

Aramingo Ave

0

8

4

61

93

Bustleton Ave

Red Lion Rd

0

7

5

60

94

Paschall Ave

S 49th St.

0

8

3

60

95

S 62nd St

Walnut St

0

8

4

60

96

S 52nd St

Chestnut St

0

8

4

60

97

Bustleton Ave

Magee Ave

0

9

2

60

98

Harbison Ave

E Roosevelt Blvd

0

9

3

60

99

Delaware Expy

N/A

0

6

8

59

100

S 12th St

Market St

0

7

4

59

101

Bustleton Ave

Harbison Ave

0

7

4

59

102

N 5th St

W Norris St

0

7

5

59

103

Bustleton Ave

Hendrix St

0

7

5

59

104

N 3rd St

W Roosevelt Blvd

0

8

3

59

105

N Broad St

Vine St Expy

0

6

5

58

106

Southampton Rd

Roosevelt Blvd

0

6

6

58

107

Rutland St

Bridge St

0

7

4

58

108

Island Ave

Paschall Ave

0

7

5

58

109

Castor Ave

Hoffnagle St

0

8

4

58

110

N 5th St

W Girard Ave

0

5

7

57

111

N 22nd St

York Street

0

6

3

57

112

Academy Rd

Grant Ave

0

6

5

57

113

N 8th St

W Girard Ave

0

6

5

57

114

Bustleton Pike

County Line Rd

0

6

6

57

115

Belmont Ave

Montgomery Dr

0

7

4

57

116

Bridge St

Ramsay Rd

0

8

3

57

117

Roosevelt Blvd

Red Lion Rd

0

5

6

56

118

S 6th St

Race St

0

6

4

56

119

N 22nd St

Market St

0

6

6

56

120

Fox St

Abbottsford Ave

0

6

6

56

121

City Ave

N/A

0

6

6

56

122

Frankford Ave

E Lehigh Ave

0

6

6

56

123

N Broad St

Master St

0

7

5

56

124

F St

E Roosevelt Blvd

0

9

1

56

125

S Broad St

Packer Ave

0

6

5

55

126

E Huntington Park Ave

Kensington Ave

0

6

6

55

127

N Christopher Columbus Blvd

N Water St

0

7

4

55

128

N Front St

E Cambria St

0

8

2

55

129

S 52nd St

Walnut St

1

3

3

54

130

Garland St

N Tabor rd

0

4

5

54

131

Cardinal Ave

City Ave

0

6

4

54

132

N Broad St

W Somerville Ave

0

6

5

54

133

Penrose Ave

S 26th St

0

6

5

54

134

S 4th St

Snyder Ave

0

7

3

54

135

N Wister St

Chew Ave

0

7

3

54

136

N 2nd St

W Lehigh Ave

0

7

4

54

137

Island Ave

Buist Ave

0

7

4

54

138

N 11th St

Arch St

1

1

2

53

139

Red Lion Rd

Halderman Ave

0

5

6

53

140

E Roosevelt Blvd

Tyson Ave

0

6

4

53

141

E Roosevelt Blvd

Deveraux Ave

0

6

4

53

142

N 2nd St

W Girard Ave

0

6

5

53

143

E Fisher Ave

N Front St

0

7

3

53

144

E Roosevelt Blvd

Summerdale Ave

0

7

3

53

145

Byberry Rd

Worthington Rd

0

7

4

53

146

Penrose Ferry Rd

Bartram Ave

0

8

2

53

147

W Cheltenham Ave

Old York Road

0

5

6

52

148

W Cheltenham Ave

N Broad St

0

6

4

52

149

Greene St

W Rittenhouse St

0

6

4

52

150

E Roosevelt Blvd

N/A

0

6

4

52

Interactive Map

Use the map below to explore the dangerous intersections throughout Philadelphia. Larger circles represent a more dangerous intersection that may be fatal and may cause a need for medical attention. Hover over any circle to see the key crash data for each intersection.

Key Findings

Each dangerous intersection from the study averaged 5.15 crashes, 8.35 injuries, 0.10 fatalities, and involved an average of 18 people.

The most dangerous intersection – Grays Ave. and S 49th St. – was home to just one crash, but it was a devastating one. The collision involved a stolen vehicle which crashed into a SEPTA trolley, injuring 31 people and killing one.

The intersection with the most total individual crashes in 2015 was N Broad St and Vine St.

The intersection with the most fatalities was Schuylkill Expy. and Montgomery Dr. There was just one crash at this intersection but it claimed the lives of three people.

Methodology

We parsed over 43,000 Pennsylvania collision records for 2015, separating all accidents that occurred at intersections within Philadelphia city limits. We then created a formula to rate the danger of the intersection.